Claire Harrigan (born 1964) is a Scottish artist.
Born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, she studied at Glasgow School of Art, graduating with a BA (Hons) Fine Art (Drawing and Painting), in 1986, at which time she received the Mary Armour Award for Still Life Painting. Since Art School she has worked as a full-time painter and travelled widely for inspiration, particularly in the West Indies, France, Portugal and Italy. In 1989, she was elected Professional Member SAAC. In 1992 (and subsequent editions) was listed in "Who's Who in Art" (published by Art Trade Press Ltd), and in 1990, in "20th Century Painters and Sculptors" by Frances Spalding.
In 1992 she was elected a member of The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW).
List of awards 1990 – Lily Macdougall Award, SAAC 1992 – James Torrance Memorial Award, RGI 1996 – Latimer Award, RSA 2002 – Artists Discovery Commission Award, Club Med 2004 – Glasgow Arts Club Fellowship Award, RSW Selected Exhibitions:
Solo exhibitions
Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh Gatehouse Gallery, Glasgow Flying Colours Gallery, London Bruton Street Gallery, London Christopher Hull Gallery, London Macaulay Gallery, Stenton
List of public collections
Adam and Company The Fleming Collection Bank of Scotland Heriot-Watt University South Ayrshire Council Wigtownshire Educational Trust Club Med
See also
The Artist Magazine September 2006 "Masterclass : Bold Design in Mixed Media – Claire Harrigan.The Artist Magazine September 2006 Abstract Techniques And Colour in Painting – Claire Harrigan & Robin Capon Published August 2007
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